arbiter
[ ahr-bi-ter ]
/ ˈɑr bɪ tər /
noun
a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire.
a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining.
Origin of arbiter
1350–1400; Middle English
arbitour, arbitre < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin
arbiter
OTHER WORDS FROM arbiter
su·per·ar·bi·ter, nounWords nearby arbiter
arba kanfoth,
arbalest,
arbela,
arber,
arbil,
arbiter,
arbiter elegantiae,
arbitrable,
arbitrage,
arbitrager,
arbitral
Definition for arbiter (2 of 2)
arbiter elegantiae
[ ahr-bi-ter ey-le-gahn-tee-ahy; English ahr-bi-ter el-uh-gan-shee-ee ]
/ ˈɑr bɪˌtɛr ˌeɪ lɛˈgɑn tiˌaɪ; English ˈɑr bɪ tər ˌɛl əˈgæn ʃiˌi /
noun Latin.
a judge of elegance or matters of taste.
Also
ar·bi·ter e·le·gan·ti·a·rum
[ahr-bi-ter ey-le-gahn-tee-ah-roo m; English ahr-bi-ter el-uh-gan-shee-air-uh m] /ˈɑr bɪˌtɛr ˌeɪ lɛˌgɑn tiˈɑ rʊm; English ˈɑr bɪ tər ˌɛl əˌgæn ʃiˈɛər əm/.
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British Dictionary definitions for arbiter
arbiter
/ (ˈɑːbɪtə) /
noun
a person empowered to judge in a dispute; referee; arbitrator
a person having complete control of something
Word Origin for arbiter
C15: from Latin, of obscure origin